The role of the DVA Health Advocate is to work closely with health colleagues to share knowledge and skills and improve their referral processes into existing commissioned services which will lead to increased referrals.
Location:
Dorchester, Dorset
Date Posted:
Salary:
32,019 per year for 40 hours per week
Closing Date:
The appointed DVA Health Advocate will:
- Have Experience of supporting women, men and children who have been subject to domestic violence and abuse.
- Be able to talk to people identified as experiencing DVA within health settings, offering practical support and safety planning as standard
- Be able to work with and train Health colleagues to increase their knowledge of Domestic Abuse, commissioned DA services and referral pathways.
- Experience of effective multi-agency and partnership working, person-centred service delivery and enabling client involvement
- Car driver with willingness to work across the county and to travel beyond occasionally for meetings and training as required.
The role of the DVA Health Advocate is to work closely with health colleagues to share knowledge and skills and improve their referral processes into existing commissioned services which will lead to increased referrals.
The DVA Health Advocate will carry a caseload and work directly with victims of domestic violence and abuse, receiving referrals across all risk categories with a focus on medium and high risk, utilising existing services and referral pathways for standard risk clients.
DVA Health Advocates work from the point of crisis to provide high quality advocacy and support and engaging with local partners ensuring each person has a co-produced support package.
- You will be used to working in a fast-paced environment.
- You will be passionate about working with people subject to domestic abuse.
- You will work as part of a team
- You will be warm friendly and approachable to clients and internal and external colleagues.
- You will be trustworthy in all that you do and act with integrity, treating people with dignity and respect.
- You will have a can-do approach asking how you can achieve things rather than whether we can.
- Have the Ability to manage own workload and client caseload demonstrating excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:
YOU has a strong value base, striving to be person-centred, innovative, trustworthy, can-do and excellent at all times, so it is important that you are as passionate about these principles as we are.
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